Tip: “Laws to require” indicates purpose of the law, but “laws requiring indicates
contents of the law. While this might sound very obvious to natives, but non natives
might have to struggle to get this clearly. Consider the following examples.
1.Arms act is passed to discourage random public shootings. Correct
2.Arms act is passed to levy heavy fines on people who carry unlicensed
firearm. Wrong.
2 is wrong because the arms act is not issued to levy fines. It is issued to prevent
something by levying fines. So the correct option is B.
1.The number of people flying first class on domestic flights rose sharply in 1990, doubling the increase of the previous year.
这里的double是一个动词,意思是1990年的flight的增长,使前几年的增长了2倍
2.没有数字概念的名词(大多数名词都是),可数名词用 as many as;不可数名词用 as much as, 来表达数字概念
但increase, decrease这种本身就有数字含义的名词,不需要as much as来表达数字概念
所以只能说twice the increase; double the increase
D选项:本选项的错误在于表语上,因为选项的主语是rate,是一个比率,而表语是half,在逻辑上比率只能是50%(50percent)而不能是一半,即,我们可以说:
the rate of mainstream American businesses failing is 50%.
但不能说:
the rate of mainstream American businesses failing is half.
相比于平行,句意更重要
Tip: “Laws to require” indicates purpose of the law, but “laws requiring indicatescontents of the law. While this might sound very obvious to natives, but non natives
might have to struggle to get this clearly. Consider the following examples.
1.Arms act is passed to discourage random public shootings. Correct
2.Arms act is passed to levy heavy fines on people who carry unlicensed
firearm. Wrong.
2 is wrong because the arms act is not issued to levy fines. It is issued to prevent
something by levying fines. So the correct option is B.